This is a privately owned garden open to the public most of the year. It's in the village of Marwood just outside of Barnstaple following a windy country lane that takes you right up into the surrounding hills and offers a fantastic view of the town. Children under 12 are free and adult admission costs £4.50.We've never been before but saw a piece in the North Devon Journal that said it was designated snowdrop Sunday today so we went out to see the snowdrops. They were beautiful, as was the rest of the 20 acre garden. This didn't stop my littlest one moaning when we had to walk up a steep hill and then decided to walk back the circular route rather than the way we came. Still the promise of a drink in the Tea rooms soon brought her out of that. Unfortuntely the Tea rooms had no chocolate, and whilst I could console myself with a large slice of bakewell tart, the children chose to put up with just a drink.
After this it was off for a wander round another one of the three lakes to see some more snowdrops, and then we headed for home. It was a lovely garden, and I couldn't help wondering how beautiful it must have looked in the snow.
(For photos of Barnstaple in the snow follow the link to North Devon Photo Journal opposite.)
2 comments:
Just wanted to let you know that we really appreciate your blog. Lived in Westward Ho! for the last 4 years and yet always seem to go to the same old places...you have inspired us to get out and about.
Cheers m'dear.
Kate.
Thanks for the comment. Its nice to know I'm making a small difference in my corner of cyberspace.
Have fun!
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